prison, johnson was the federaleave courthouse and the surrender by february 3. reporters.hing to a number of supporters did speak behalf. >> we all make mistakes. got just so happy that he longer than he did. >> in court, he begged the judge mercy, claiming that he is ill with parkinson's disease. he said he can "hardly pulled morningtogether in the ." prosecutors told the judge that problem is alcoholism. -- u.s. attorney >> there are still corrupt public officials out there. >> the u.s. attorney would not

additional details on that very ominous statement. in addition to the present time, years ofaces three probation. also $100,000 fine. attorneye u.s. that yesterday, fbi his home ando his prized historic classic 1953 mercedes. they say it was worth about $60,000. >> we will continue to follow reaction all night long. check back with us at 11:00. former longtime aide to maryland governor has been found of violating state election laws. schuricknvicted paul suppress the with a-american vote during last year's elections.al voters that martin already won the

election, implying there was no votes.heir he will be sentenced in february. a surprising start in the for rodng hearing blagojevich. time, his lawyers guiltyd their client is corruption. they argue a 15 or 20-year sentence is too harsh. a federal jury convicted him on 18 counts of corruption. blagojevich could find that is a tomorrow. obama says now is a make or break time bore the shrinking middle class predicted at a high school in kansas this afternoon. this is the same school where made his roosevelt speech in 1910. -- theodore roosevelt made his speech in 1910. >> president obama went to continue what he says not just another political

debate. >> this is the defining issue of part-time. is a make or break moment for the middle class. >> he chose the small town near because 101 years ago, a former president spoke about income inequality in the same place. andeddy roosevelt came here vision for what a new nationalism. >> president obama described roosevelt as the republican son turnedalthy family who progressive and argued the government's role to oil and protect workers. called a radical, a socialist, even the communists. this president has heard the thing in endless battles with republicans over tax breaks for the middle class. wedemocrats know as well as terriblethis is a idea. >> republicans are going to this is class

warfare. the president is going to argue warfare is a policy by the republicans. >> in kansas, he took sharp aim at his opponents. " their philosophy is simple. we're better off when everybody for themselves own rules. their i am here to say, they're wrong. >> it is an argument the hopes to bring voters back to his side. an argument the republican committee sounds desperate -- calls desperate. to deadly bomb attacks erupted during a holy day in afghanistan today. people died when a suicide bomber struck at a mosque. say the head talker up in a crowd of men, women, and children. a bomb a bomb threat -- to a bicycle killed

four people. was top diplomats will next year. he was captured in 2003 shortly iraq.the invasion of court sentenced him to role in trying to eliminate religious parties. still to come, new details on the earthquake damage at union station. >> there is such a thing as a free ride. will take you to tell you megabus has to offer for next trip. >> been delayed for newt gingrich in south carolina and iowa. everything can change in a month's time. how, coming up. >> we have had one batch of rain. another one is coming.

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to protect our kids. [ baby coughing ] we continue with some good for newt gingrich. >> a new poll indicates that he ahead of other republicans. that is despite the fact that he ignored iowa. senior political correspondent

is falling 2012. >> if you recall, yesterday we you some numbers. those numbers are now up even more. a difference a month can make. if real estate is all about location, location, about timing.l newt gingrich is a keeper of the clock. before four weeks to go will, it is important to look where we were a month ago. was at the top in all the polls. heels andy on his distant third. then the allegations and the implosion. >> excuse me. >> he is out, romney is stuck and gingrich is leading big in iowa.

as we have seen, the tides can turn.y today, mitt romney is in arizona quayle's dan endorsement. >> are you available to go all country with me? >> he is taking some swipes at obama's plans for a vacation this month. insiders say -- >> newton gingrich has as much baggage as a macy's store luggage department. >> while gingrich is why up in that poll, more than six intent theirey may still change mind before january 3. >> thank you very much. next, winter weather brings

texas to a halt. >> we are watching our own around here.r ryan will tell us when we could see some snow. have theofficial, i latest. have some serious problems of their own.

there were special honors for a maryland state trooper. she has twice come back to work sustaining life- job.tening injuries on the once after being shot by a fugitive. that is a tough job. i was honored to be the emcee today's event. congratulations. new battles brewing between in thepanies involved boy of oil disaster. -- in the gulf oil disaster.

>> bp says the contractor deliberately destroyed evidence. they suggest halliburton failed evidence. halliburton denies the allegations. it is going to cost a lot of money to fix union station. the earthquake damage the ceiling of the main hall. look at bat. -- that. there is scaffolding being put together to allow the repair without major disruption to visitors. >> there were places where you able to walk. >> we are told is going to take make all the repairs. youif you ride the megabus, seat for free early

next year. booking then start free seats today. go need to use the code free. winter weather in alone star state. issues, caused traffic schools to close. the kids did not mind the smell at all. there was also snow in parts of oklahoma. >> oklahoma city has had quite a year. it is going to be a big rain producer. all look. a time lapse. you can see as we go through the day, clouds are moving and if canlook on the ground, you see the rain. far, most areas, quarter to a

half inch of rain. temperatures, they will be tomorrow, too. high temperature, 60 degrees. 10 degrees above average. nowhere near the record. look at the temperatures right now. there it is, we are in the 50's up to our north. boston is 57 degrees. detroit, 34 degrees. chicago, 31. there is a fair amount of humidity. as long as we have the humidity, possibility of some heavy rains tomorrow. here is the overall pattern. there is the cold air. there is the next area of storm systems developing. as we go to our way

hours.t 24 there is that first batch. over 99, by 1:00 in the morning, still be -- overnight about 1:00 in the it was the -- it will in the 50's. morning, these areas of yellow, may be heavy rain bands. during the morning rush hour. it will be more of a risk of water, watch out for that. all this moisture will come up over us. get laid into tomorrow night, here come some cold air. as the colder comes then, we be seeing a little period some snowflakes in washington. into thursday, we back into a chilly air. tomorrow, the rain, moderate times, with temperatures

dropping into the 50's. as the going to thursday, sunshine comes back. temperatures only in the 40's weekend. mornings would be into the 20's. a rain producer tomorrow, not snow. the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. moving you forward. the redskins.or is a disturbing story. we first heard about it over the weekend. today, the nfl made it official. fred davis and trent williams been suspended without pay. to prepare toave finished a disappointing season their best of players. i am sure they will handle everything else.

those guys are friends of mine. >> fred davis and williams out of the season. the caps have serious problems. the coaching change has not been able to solve them. they've only 16 of their last 17 games. the defense gave up three quick goals. the caps are now ninth in the eastern conference. despite last night's rally, they happy with the results. >> it is not acceptable to play hockey for 20 minutes and not execute for the other 40. we are not here to try, we are to win. you judge yourself by your not intentions. >> hockey fans love fights. about this one? this is a good old-fashioned

knocker. that is my boy, look at that. what a sight. the baseball meetings are taking place in dallas and the nationals have everybody talking. are rumored to be in it wilson. when you listen to manager davey johnson, he thinks the nationals big about already. he says he may be ready and will chance inget a training camp. >> i think this young left- pretty close to getting up there. is the kind of individual that puts more pressure on himself trying to perform. i think he will be much more relaxed.

>> and davey johnson. is also been reported the florida marlins have made an offer. a 10-year deal. the monetary value is unknown. 10 years would make him 42 years old at the end of that deal. college basketball, a george mason plays virginia tonight. howard goes after delaware state. randy antel is trying to keep everybody in the house. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices...

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